Reversible cotton sack



April 1 1924.

L. E. RUTLEDGE REVERS IBLE COTTON SACK Filed April 5. 1923 IN VEN TOR. 7 70725065.

ATT NEY.

Patented Ann I, I924? ears LUCY E. RU'I'LEDGE, F EADS, TENNESSEE, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH T0 JOHN M. BRAUN, 0F MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

REVERSIBLE COTTON SACK.

Application filed April 5,

T 0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, LUCY E. Rurnnneu, a citizen of the United States, residing at Eads, in the county of Shelby and the State of Tennessee, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Reversible Cotton Sacks, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable anyone skilled in the art to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in sacks in which cotton is placed, as it is picked from the stalk in. the cotton field, and has especial reference to sacks which may be turned end for end after they have been used, whereby the length of life of the same may be prolonged.

In picking cotton by hand, it has been found most satisfactory for the person doing the picking to have a long bag hung from his shoulders, with an open mouth at the top and a closed bottom end, which bottom end drags along on the ground behind him. The cotton picked by hand is stuffed in the mouth of this sack until the same is full and it is then necessary for the cotton picker to take the sack off his shoulder and shake the cotton out into a basket or other receptacle so that he may again start filling the sack. The wear on a sack of this kind is very rapid'and it quickly becomes unfit for use. In addition, the sack is often dragged through mud and in emptying it, the hands become muddy and either a considerable amount of cotton is wasted in cleaning the hands to begin again, orthefirst cotton picked thereafter is damaged by the dirt on the pickers hands. In an endeavor to get away from these faults, double ended or reversible sacks have been used, but these while improving the conditions, get into other troubles which are practically as bad. The fastening means in these double ended sacks are exposed, the reversible ends are exposed and after such use as is necessary, to require the sack to be turned, is often found that the former bottom end which is designed to be turned upward, is so badly damaged it cannot be used, and the reversible feature of the sack is entirely lost. It is these features, which in my improved sack I have corrected. With these points in view, the objects of my invention, are;

First: To provide means whereby the 1923. Serial No. 630,045.

sack may be reversed four times, thus providing av quadruple life for the same.

Second: To provide means whereby the portions of the sack subject to wear are rein-' forced.

Third: To provide closure means by which either end of the sack may be closed and used for a bottom.

Fourth: To provide means whereby the closure fastenings will be protected from wear and will also be protected against mud and dirt so that they may be usable even though the sack be dragged through mud and become covered with the same.

Fifth: To provide a satisfactory mouth for that end of the sack which may be used for the upper end, and

Sixth: To generally improve the construction of the sack.

I accomplish these objects, as will be more fully hereinafter set out in the drawings, specifications and claims.

In the drawings:

l, is a view of my sack supported from the shoulder of a person ready to pick cotton, the bulging of the sack indicating that it is partially filled with cotton.

Fig. 2, is a sectional perspective view of an empty sack out parallel to the length of the sack with the thickness of materials exaggerated, and

Fig. 3, is a similar enlarged view showing the detail of one of the fasteners.

These sacks are ordinarily made of heavy cloth, such as canvas, khaki, or similar material. I

Referring now to the drawings, in which the various parts are indicated by the same numerals in all the views; 1, is the body or body section of the sack, which tion is open at both ends, and which when filled is adapted to take a substantially cylindrical form. At both ends of this body are flaps or extension sections, 2, 3, 4 and 5 which extension sections are substantially identical each with the other, and which are of even width with the body section. Each of these extension sections is provided with a plurality of fastening means 6, these preferably being heavy buttons and for each of these buttons a corresponding button hole is provided. This is referably accomplished by means of tabs 7 with button holes 8 therein into which button holes the corre- SGC" sponding buttons 6 are adapted to fasten. Though a single strip or member provided with similarly spaced hut-ton holes may of course be used. These tabs or members are securely fastened to the body section of the sack at a distance from the end of the body substantially equal to the length of the said extension sections. 9, 10, 11 and 12 are reinforcing sections. of about the same width as the body of the back section approximately one-half of which in lengtlnis ordinarily securely fastened to the body of the sack, the other one-half being in the form of loose flaps which hang free. These reinforcing sections are fastened to the body of the sack along the same line that the tabs 7 are fastened and are also additionally fas tened to the body of the sack between these lines preferably by being securely sewed thereto. Such means of attachment is 1ndicated by the dotted lines 13 in Figs. 1 and 2 and the stitches 14 in Fig. 3.

The completed sack would then consist of a central body section open at both ends with four extension sections extending be yond the ends thereof and four reinforcing sections attached to the body section intermediate the ends and means for detachably securing the ends of the extension sections to the body section at a point where these reinforcing sections could over them.

It will be seen that any extension section such as the section 3 be folded baclt against the body section and buttoned or otherwise fastened to its intermediate, or between, the ends of the body section, or one extension section such as the section 5, may be turned within the body section and the opposite section such as the section 6 may be folded over the end. of the sack to form a closure therefor and be fastened to the body section as shown, and any extension sectioii such as 1 may be left exte l d and a strap fastened to it to form can ineaiis. tltllii' reinforcing section such as? :iud 1.0 when at the top of the sack is adapted to fold back out of the way, and any such section such as and 5 when at the bottom of the suck is adapted to extend along the sack, or to extend along and beyond the on of the sack to take the wear and when so doing to cover and protect the extension flap such as 6 and attaching m ans therefor. against dirt and wear. I i

Manifestly the extension sections may be joined. along their edges and form an outer sack section enclosing the body section of the sack and thus accomplish the same pur pose as the separate exension sections.

After a reinforcing section such as 11 be comes worn, the extension 2., can be folded back and fastened and the extension 3 unfastened and extended to provide thus for carrylng neans, and the sack rotated to bring the relnforcing section 12 into position to take the wear. iiilrewise the extension 2 {or 6) can be turned into the body of the sack and the corresponding extension 6 (or 2) can be folded over the end of the body section to close that end of the sack and the section l then iuifastened and either it or the secti-it 5 be usec an extension section. It will w be that secure four sections adapted 1 turn to talre the wear incident to use and yet protect the extension sections for their proper purpose. Should it be desired to carry a fullv sack any distance the open end may be readily closed and fastened for '1 i 'iurpose. Should cotton be tightly xed in the closet end. of the sacln this readily and easily be opened to allow cotton to be i." moved from that end or if d; re FY0111. both ends at the same time.

.l he reali .d that the Various extensions should be at least as wide as the n of the sack, but this while exflaring now fully described my invention what l claim and desire to secure by Letters listen-t in the United States is:

ln a reversible cotton sack a body sectioopen both ends, extension sections of body width. extending from antia L J ch end tl'iereof and adapted to be folded i means for detachably fastening the aic W. .nsion sections to said body section n either of said folded positions reinforcn sections of substantially body wirth athody section adjacent said f2. nd intermediate thereof a. tend outward a it; said b one. to cover said iastening in. be cited back against said carryi strap and means for same to any one of said exns when such section is 2. in a eversible cotton sack, a body section. open both ends, extension sections of substantial y body width extending from each end thereof adapted to be folded bacl: against Jody section. or to be folded over the e i thereof to form a closure therefor. buttons attached. to each of said extension sections adjacent the end thereof, members having corresponding button holes therein, attached to each side of said body section substantially the length of said extension section from each of the ends of said body section, reinforcing sections attached to said body sections adjacent said'members and intermediate the same, and adapted to extend outward along the said body section and to cover said button hole members, or to be folded back along said body section, and a carrying strap adapted to be attached to the buttons on any one of said extension sections when such section is extended.

3. In a reversible cotton sack a body section open at both ends, extension sections of substantially body Width extending from each end thereof, and adapted to be folded back against said body section or to be folded over the end thereof to form a closure therefor, means for fastening the said extension sections to said body section in either of said folded positions, reinforcing sections of substantially body Width attached to said body section adjacent said fastening means and intermediate thereof and adapted to extend beyond the end of said body section and to cover said fastening means, or to be folded back against said body section, a carrying strap and means for attaching the same to any one of said extension sections when the same is extended.

4;. In a reversible cotton sack, a body sec-- tion, open at both ends, extension sections of substantially body Width extending from each end thereof, and adapted to be folded back against said body section, or to be folded over the end thereof to form a closure therefor, buttons attached to said extension sections adjacent the end thereof, members having corresponding button holes therein, attached to each side of said body section, substantially the length of said extension section from each of the ends thereof, reinforcing sections attached to said body sections between said members and adapted to extend outward along the said body section and to cover said button hole members, or to be folded back along said body section, and carrying means.

5. In a reversible cotton sack a body section open at both ends, extension sections extending from each end thereof and adapted to be folded back against said body section or to be folded over the end thereof to form a closure therefor, means for fastening the said extension sections to said body section in either of said folded positions, reinforcing sections attached to said body sections between said fastening means and adapted to extend along said body sections and to cover said fastening means, or to be folded back against said body section, and carrying means.

6. In a reversible cotton sack, a body section, open at both ends, extension sections extending from each end thereof, each adapted to be folded back against said body section or to be folded over the end thereof to form a closure therefor, buttons attached to said extension sections adjacent the end thereof, members having corresponding button holes therein, attached to each side of said body section intermediate the ends.

thereof, reinforcing sections attached to said body sections between said members and adapted to extend beyond the ends of the said body section and to cover said button hole members, or to be folded back along said body section, and carrying means.

7. In a reversible cotton sack a body section open at both ends, an extension section of substantially body Width extending from each end thereof and adapted to be folded back against said body section or to be folded over the end thereof to form a closure therefor, means for fastening the said extension section to said body section in either of said folded positions, reinforcing sections of substantially body Width attached to said body section adjacent said fastening means and intermediate thereof and adapted to extend along said body section and to cover said fastening means, or to be folded back against said body section, a carrying strap and means for attaching the same to either of said extension sections when the same is extended.

8. In a reversible cotton sack, a body section open at both ends, extension sections of substantially body Width extending from each end thereof, and adapted tov be folded back against said body section or to be folded over the end thereof to form a closure therefor, buttons attached to each of said extension sections adjacent the end thereof, members having corresponding button holes therein, attached to each side of said body section, substantially the length of said extension section from each of the ends of said body section, reinforcing sec tions attached to said body sections between said members, and adapted to extend beyond the ends of the said body section and to cover said button hole members, or to be folded back along said body section, and a carrying strap adapted to be attached to the buttons on any one of said extension sections When such section is extended.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name.

LUCY E. RUTLEDGE. IVitnesses:

E. F. MORELAND, FRED KIRK. 

